Republicans in the Senate tried to compromise with the Biden Administration on a bipartisan infrastructure deal. President Biden and Speaker Pelosi have now made it clear they want an all-or-nothing approach. Republicans will give the Democrats the veneer of a bipartisan spending package, but Biden and Pelosi will only accept it if the Democrats take the rest of what they want, put it in a reconciliation package, and pass it as well thereby bypassing the filibuster. In other words — all the stuff the Democrats agreed to give up in order to get a bipartisan deal will still pass and must pass for Biden to agree to sign on to the parts the GOP agreed to.
If the funding in the bill actually went toward infrastructure, that would be great. However, we all know it will only be a small percentage (some claim only 5-7%) that will be for real infrastructure. Everything else is just wasteful pork (as usual). I say to GOP...walk away.
Ehhhh....this appears to be rhetoric to whip up your base Erick. Why would the "Stop Biden At All Costs" GOP be inclined to give that inch you speak about and receive nothing at all in return? That is the problem now. No one wants to budge so nothing gets done. Meanwhile the infrastructure is falling apart. Look at the condo in south Florida. Look at the I40 bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis. Remember the bridge collapse over the Mississippi River in Minnesota about 10+ years ago. I will never understand this my way or the highway stance on either side of the aisle. It is ridiculous.
We have a two-party system w/ each party - in federal elections - having approximately 50 per cent support. Always one party has a very slight advantage over the other, but not for very long. For instance, since 1976, four out of eight incumbent presidents have lost re-election and two have won because of an electoral college victory w/o a majority of the popular vote. So each party must take full advantage of the slight advantage they have won. The GOP used that advantage to gain a generation long majority on the SCOTUS and further reduce the tax burden on the wealthy. The Dems were able to stop a hard 2008 recession from becoming a depression and restarted a period of economic growth which lasted longer than any time since WW2. Now Pres. Biden will try to help the nation understand that infrastructure does not simply mean hardware but also software, ie, investing in people as well as things.
Have to wonder about the optics-control police on this one, this is a pretty big (and fast) about-face.
First press conference, we're all one nation on this one; next press conference, someone must've told Biden Nancy is mad about what he said/agreed to so turned around and broke his word to the American Press. So once again, Dems choose to fracture our country.
The press will cover, but the evidence is there. A Tale of Two Press Conferences, indeed.
Joe Biden has made NOTHING clear. Comrade Pelosi, Upchuck Schumer, and whoever is actually running things at the White House (Ron Klain? Susan Rice? Barack Obama by remote control?), along with “The Squad” and the other Marxist radicals, have.
This is the “Being There” presidency. Think of Biden as a real life Chauncey Gardener, and you will have it right.
The Republicans still do not understand the enemy at which they are dealing with. Their can be no negotiations. It’s sad overall, we are seeing a foreshadowing of what’s to come under Republican control. Republicans will cut deals with Biden once in control, what a mistake, but it’s how the Dems will win the Senate and Whitehouse in 2024.
And let's all understand. Lawmakers are not stupid people. If they agree to this, they do it knowing exactly what is being done here. And if they do agree with this, then we should all understand that we have been completely sold out.
It might actually be a good deal for the Republicans; do the Dems really think they're going to get any of this other extraneous crap through the Senate with Manchin and Sinema? They have at least two Senators who are their Achilles heel.
If the funding in the bill actually went toward infrastructure, that would be great. However, we all know it will only be a small percentage (some claim only 5-7%) that will be for real infrastructure. Everything else is just wasteful pork (as usual). I say to GOP...walk away.
Sausage factory. Hot and spicy or a plain hot dog? Might have to settle for fried grits.
Ehhhh....this appears to be rhetoric to whip up your base Erick. Why would the "Stop Biden At All Costs" GOP be inclined to give that inch you speak about and receive nothing at all in return? That is the problem now. No one wants to budge so nothing gets done. Meanwhile the infrastructure is falling apart. Look at the condo in south Florida. Look at the I40 bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis. Remember the bridge collapse over the Mississippi River in Minnesota about 10+ years ago. I will never understand this my way or the highway stance on either side of the aisle. It is ridiculous.
We have a two-party system w/ each party - in federal elections - having approximately 50 per cent support. Always one party has a very slight advantage over the other, but not for very long. For instance, since 1976, four out of eight incumbent presidents have lost re-election and two have won because of an electoral college victory w/o a majority of the popular vote. So each party must take full advantage of the slight advantage they have won. The GOP used that advantage to gain a generation long majority on the SCOTUS and further reduce the tax burden on the wealthy. The Dems were able to stop a hard 2008 recession from becoming a depression and restarted a period of economic growth which lasted longer than any time since WW2. Now Pres. Biden will try to help the nation understand that infrastructure does not simply mean hardware but also software, ie, investing in people as well as things.
Have to wonder about the optics-control police on this one, this is a pretty big (and fast) about-face.
First press conference, we're all one nation on this one; next press conference, someone must've told Biden Nancy is mad about what he said/agreed to so turned around and broke his word to the American Press. So once again, Dems choose to fracture our country.
The press will cover, but the evidence is there. A Tale of Two Press Conferences, indeed.
Republicans showed good faith and walked into a trap. They need to walk away from the deal and just vote no. Then try to get some seats in 22.
Joe Biden has made NOTHING clear. Comrade Pelosi, Upchuck Schumer, and whoever is actually running things at the White House (Ron Klain? Susan Rice? Barack Obama by remote control?), along with “The Squad” and the other Marxist radicals, have.
This is the “Being There” presidency. Think of Biden as a real life Chauncey Gardener, and you will have it right.
Erick it sounds like the same tired routine we have come to expect from the Republican Party has shown up again.
Preach on, Erick
The Republicans still do not understand the enemy at which they are dealing with. Their can be no negotiations. It’s sad overall, we are seeing a foreshadowing of what’s to come under Republican control. Republicans will cut deals with Biden once in control, what a mistake, but it’s how the Dems will win the Senate and Whitehouse in 2024.
I'm seeing the ghost of Obama to Eric Kantor, "don't call my bluff."
Some Republicans only want to be liked by the “right people” regardless of who is President…..
And let's all understand. Lawmakers are not stupid people. If they agree to this, they do it knowing exactly what is being done here. And if they do agree with this, then we should all understand that we have been completely sold out.
It might actually be a good deal for the Republicans; do the Dems really think they're going to get any of this other extraneous crap through the Senate with Manchin and Sinema? They have at least two Senators who are their Achilles heel.